18 Rene Gabriel
01: Tiefes Granat mit violetten Reflexen. Intensives, fast verschwenderisches Brombeeren-, Cassisbouquet. Feiner, saftiger Gaumen, wiederum eine intensiv aromatische, blaubeerige Fruchtnote, Edelhölzer, Lakritze und dunkles Caramel im Extrakt, nachhaltiges Finale. Ein Top-Wein mit erotischer Ausstrahlung. 18/20 2004 – 2014
92 Robert Parker
A great sleeper of the vintage, this fully mature wine, made by Helene Garcin, has loads of deep raspberry and black cherry fruit with hints of licorice, toasty oak, and spice box. It is plush, succulent, and hedonistic, yet at the same time complex. I loved their 1998, and this wine seems to have turned out just as well. It has reached full maturity, where it should stay for at least a 10 to 15-year period.
88 Wine Spectator
Lots of crushed berry, flower and vanilla aromas follow through to a medium-bodied palate, with fine tannins and a balanced finish. Best after 2006. 3,080 cases made. ?JS